Heel-seat fitting machine



May 10, 1932. H. A. BALLARD HEEL SEAT F ITTING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 25 1927 May 10, 1932; H. A. BALLARD HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 25 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l at ented May 10, 1932 UNE'YE PATENT. orrics HARE-IE A. BALLABD, oF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 'ro UNITED SHOE- raacrrmnnr ooaroRa'r-rorr, or ra'rnnson, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 03 NEW JERSEY HEEL-SEAT FITTING DIACHINE Application filed February 25, 1927, Serial No. 170,881, and in Great Britain April 17,1926.

This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of shoes and is illustrated as embodied in a heel-seat fitting machine adapted to trim the heel-seat portions of the soles of shoes for the attachment ofwood heels.

A heel-seat fitting machine of a type which is used extensively for fitting the heel-seat portions of the soles of shoes for the attachment of wood heels is disclosed and claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,661,391 granted on March 6, 1928 on the application of William C. Stewart. Machines of this type are provided with a work support arranged to receive a last upon which is a shoe, the work support being movable to present the shoe to a pair of crease plates the edges of which are formed and arranged to enter the rand crease of the shoe to be operated on. Preferably, and as illustrated in said application, these crease plates are mounted for pivotal movement about a point substantially in line with the back seam of a shoe upon the support, the forward portions of the crease plates thus movingtransversely of the forward portion of the heel-seat of the shoe. A trimming cutter is mounted for movement peripherally of the heel-seat of the shoe, being guided by a horseshoe-shaped slot part of which is formed in each of two plates relatively adjustable so that the spread of the horseshoeshaped slot and of the path of movement of the trimming cutter may be varied to adapt the machine to operate upon differentsizes of shoes.

It is an object of the present invention to improve machines of this character in a manner which will result in diminishing the labor and attention required of the operator, thus increasing the output and reducing the possibility of trimming heel-seats to wrong dimensions. With this in view a feature of the invention comprises an arrangement by which the path of movement of the cutter during the trimming operation is determined by a dimension of the shoe being operated upon thereby eliminating the neces sity of a manualadjustment in passing from a shoe of one size to a shoe of another. In the illustrated machine the spread of the horseshoe-shaped guide which controls the path of the trimming cutter-is determined by the position of the crease plates-which enter the rand crease of the shoe, so that the width to which the heel-seat of the sole of the shoe is trimmed is dependent upon and is automatically determined by the width of the shoe itself. 1 I

In using machines of the type disclosed in said United States Letters Patent No. 1,661,391, it is necessary to adjust the height of the Work support so as to compensate for variations in the heights of theditl'erent lasts which carry the shoes presented to the ma chine. It is necessary that each shoe be supported during the trimming operation with the edges of the crease plates of the machine in its rand crease and that the shoe-be supported with the upper leather at the periphery of its heel-seat pressed firmly against the under surface of the crease plates.

It-is a further object of the presentinvention to provide a work supporting means applicable to machines of this type arranged to press the shoe upwardly against the edges of the crease plates with a pressure which is substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the heights of the different lasts on which the shoes to be operated upon are mounted, and this without the necessity of manual adjustment of the height of the work support and, indeed, without requiring the attention of the operator. In the illustrated machine the work support is made up of a pair of telescopic members. The-member which carries the shoe to be operated on is urged upwardly by a light spring arranged to yield as the operator moves the shoe into position between the" crease plates. This work supporting member is so connected to the crease plates that it is forced upwardly when the crease plates are moved to cause their edges to enter the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon an amount determined by the position of the crease plates, thereby causing the shoe to be pressed against the under surfaces of the crease plates with a pressure substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the heights of difierent lasts. The height of the work support, when brought to position in the rand crease of the shoe, is thereby related inversely to the width of the shoe. Accordingly, since the variations in the heights of lasts of differentsizes are approximately proportional to the variations in their widths, the position at which the work support is held during the operation of the machine is inversely related to the height of the last upon which the shoe is mounted andthe shoe is thus supported with its rand crease in the plane of the edges of the crease plates and is forced upwardlyagainst the crease plates with a pressure substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the heights ,of different lasts. As illustrated, a cam segment is pivoted adjacent to the worksupport and bears upon a roll carriedithereby so that, as the cam is rocked, the worksupport will be raised. In order, however, ato compensate for' minor variations in the relation of the heightsto the widths of lasts, the connections between the work support and-theorease plates are preferably impositive and, as. illustrated, include a link pivoted to the cam and having a pin-and slot connection to a lever which rocks as the creaseplates are'moved. A spring tending tour-gs 'the'pin toward one end of the slot is 30 arranged -to yield when the shoe carried by the last .upon .the work support is pressed upwardly against the under surface of the crease'plates with the desired pressure.

WVhile the invention is disclosed herein withtrespecttoa heel-seat fitting machine of the type disclosed in said United States Letters Patent No. 1,661,391, it, should be understood that this is merely an illustration of one of its uses, since evidently in various of its aspects it may be embodied in machines of other types.

lVith the above and other objects and features in'view, the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

. 'In the drawings, 7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a heel-seat fitting machine embodying the present invention, thesupporting legs of the machine being broken away; v

Fig. 2 isa perspective View of rand crease engaging plates, a work support and cutter guide with which the machine ;is provided,

with their connections and related parts, the

remainder of the machine being broken away to show these elements more clearly;

ig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through a shoe being operated upon by the machine;

'Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the cutter shaft and the cutter guiding and supporting plates of the machine substantially onthe line IV- -IV'of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a similar View through the rand crease engaging plates of the machine substantially on the l-ine V- V ofF'igi2i accordance with the width of the shoe.

retain crease plates in this position, hand l/Villiam C. Stewart and referred to above.

Since machines of that type are well 'known and since the present invention relates particularly to improvements in the means for controlling the path of movement of the cutter used to trim surplus material from-the peripheral portion of the heel-seat of the shoe and to means for controlling the work as it is presented to'the machine and operated on,

it has been consideredunnecessary to describe or illustrate certain other parts of the machine. For-a, disclosure of such parts, refer ence may be had to .the. application referred to.

The illustrated machine is provided with a pair of crease plates 10 having thin edges 12, adapted to enter the rand crease of a shoe as shown inFig. 3. The rand crease entering-edges 12 of-crease plates 10 ha-veanapproximately horseshoe-shaped or U-shaped contour, fbeing pivotally adjustable about a point, indicated ,at 11 in Fig. 2, substantially in line with the back seam of a shoe the rand crease-of which is being or has been entered by the edges 12 of. the crease plates. To

permit this pivotal adjustment, the crease plates 10. Table 120 as-shOWn in Fig. l is carried by the bedaplate 24 of the machine, the bed-plate being supported in any suitable "Way :as by. a frame or legs 26.

To adjust crease plates 1O about their center 11, a hand lever .32 is pivoted at (,Fig'. 2-) :to the frame of the machine. Lever 32'ha's an upwardly extending arm 34, connectedbya link' 36 with a lever 38 fulcrumed atAO tothe 'frameof the machine. A pair of links *4i2 pivoted .at l lto lever 38 extend forwardly and are pivoted at 46 to the respective crease plates 10. Thus, as hand lever 32 is rocked-downwardly, crease plates 10 will be moved pivotal ly in such-a manner thattheir forward extremities, which are opposite the forward portion of the heel-seat of a :shoe presented thereto, move toward each other transversely of the shoe, edges '12 of the crease plates .entering the rand crease of the shoe and being positioned thereby in To lever 32 isprovided with a group of pawls 48-co-operat-ing with a ratchet 50 secured to the rfiraaneof the machine. Pawls 48 1nay be released itromzratchet:50-by'1neans of a supplemental lever :52, pivoted at 54*:tolever-32 and controlling pawls 48 in a well-known fashion.

The machine is provided with a rotating cutter carried by a shaft 62 to the upper end of which is secured the rotor of a motor 64 carried by a horizontally swinging lever 66. Lever 66 is fulcrumed at 68 to a second lever 70 which latter is fulcrumed at 7 2 to u, sliding table 74 carried in ways 7 5 secured to the frame of the machine. These parts may be constructed and operated as in the above referred to Patent No. 1,661,391.

To control the path of movement of cutter 60, the machine is provided with a. pair of plates 80, secured by screws 84to a pair of arcuate plates 86, supported by sliding table 74 and mounted for rotary movement about their center of curvature which, during the operation of the machine, is positioned vertically above the center with respect to which crease plates 10 are pivotally adjustable. To this end, plates 86 are provided adjacent to their edges with a groove 88 surrounded by a rim 90 engaging a supplemental rim and groove formed in a plate. 92 secured by screws 93 to sliding table 74. Adjacent portions of plates 80 are reduced in thickness and overlap as indicated at in Fig. 2. As illustrated, table 74 is made up of two parallel plates, the lower of which is indicated at 94 (Fig. 4), the two plates being separated so as to receive a disk 96 which serves as a support for a bushing 98 which receives cutter shaft 62.

Formed in plates 80 is a substantially horseshoe-shaped slot 104, which receives and determines the path of movement of cutter shaft 62, thus determining also the form or shape of the path of movement of cutter 60 as it is moved by levers 66 and 70 during the trimming operation. In order to vary the path of movement of cutter 66 in accordance with the width of the shoe to be operated upon, plates 80 and 86 are connected to crease plates 10 so that they are adjusted and the spread of slot 104 varied in accordance with the position of crease plates 10. Thus plates 86 are connected by links 106 to a lever 108 fulcrumed at 110 to sliding table 74. A

spring 112 connected at one end to lever 108 and at the other end to plate 92 tends to rock lever 108 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 2, thus tending to move plates 80 toward the position which they occupy when the machine is operating upon a shoe having a heel-seat of minimum width. Depending from lever 108 is an arm 114, carrying an adjustable stop illustrated as a screw 116211- ranged, as sliding table 74 is moved forward preparatory to operating upon a shoe,

to engage an upstanding arm 118 carried by lever 38. Thus as table 74 is moved forwardly by the depression of hand lever 121 from the rearward position which it occupies while a shoe is being presented to the machine, arm 114 strikes arm- 118, and since the position of arm 118 has been determined by the position of the edges of crease plates 10, which at that time are positioned in the rand crease of the shoe tobe operated upon, lever 108 will berocked in a countenclockwise directi on to an extent dependent upon thewidth of the shoe to be operated upon and the spread of horseshoe-shaped slot 104 willbe adjusted in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of that shoe as measured by crease plates 10. To assist crease plates 10 in supporting the shoe to be operated upon, the machine is provided with a work support 120 which includes, as illustrated, a hollow sleeve 122 hava last pin 124 at its upper end to receive the last 126 upon which the shoe to be operated upon is mounted.

Sleeve 122 is telescopically carried by a post 128. A light spring 130 engaging at its upper end against sleeve 122'and at its lower end against post 128 and being prevented from displacement laterally by a rod 132,

tends to lift sleeve 122 and the last carried f thereby with a light pressure which can be easily overcomeby the operator as he positions the shoe manually relatively to the crease, plates. Post 128 is pivoted at 134 to a cross-bar 135 forming part of the frame of the machine. Eigidly connected to post 128 are a pair of cams 136, the upper surfaces of which are arranged for engagement with a pair of rolls 138 carried by sleeve 122. Pivoted to one of the cams 136 is a link 140 formed toward its rear end with a slot 142 which receives a pin 144 carried by a downwardly extending arm 146 of lever 32. A moderately still" spring 148 is connected at one end to pin 144 and at the other end to the forward extremity of link 140 and tends to move link'140 rearwardly so that pin'144 engages the forward end of slot 142. When the crease plates 10 are moved to cause their thin edges 12 to enter the rand crease of a shoe, arm 146 of lever 32 moves rearwardly and through spring 148 rocks cams 138 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed'in Fig. 2. Thus by the engagement of cams 136 with rolls 138, the sleeve 122, last pin124 and the last carried thereby, are moved upwardly until the inturned edge of the'counter portion of the shoe upper is pressed firmly against the lower surfaces of the edges 12 of crease plates 10. Excessive pressure of the shoe against the lower surface of the edges 12 of crease plates 10 is, however, avoided by the stretching of spring 148, pin 144 at that time moving rearwardly in slot 142. In order to urge the shoe rearwardly relatively to crease plates 10, the shape of cams 136 is such that toward the end of their rearward movement they tend also to force sleeve 128 of the work support, 122 rearwardly. 1

The illustrated machine, like that disclosed its in .Patent No. 1,661,391, is provided with a knife 150 arranged to make a heel breast receiving cut transversely of the sole of the shoe operated upon, the knife 150 being carried by a transversely movable bar 152 operated by a suitable treadle mechanism 154, 156. Also a stop 158 may be provided to limit the forward movement of cutter and suitable index mechanism 160 provided adjusta bly :to position the stop 158 and the knife carrying bar 152. A stop 162 limits the forward movement of table 74:.

The mode of operation of the machine will beapparent from the foregoing; however, it should be noted that the construction described is such as to cause the width of the heel-seat of the shoe operated upon to determine automatically the spread of the path of movement of the trimming cutter. The width of the heel-seat of the shoe operated upon is also utilized to determine the height at which the work support is positioned during the trimming of the heel-seat, the height of the work support being varied, however, in inverse relationto the width of the shoe. Since the heights oflasts of different sizes butof the same style vary directly as their widths, this variation in height of the work support in inverse relation to the width of the lasts serves to compensate for variations in the heights of the lasts. The pin and slot connections 142, 144 and the spring 148, on the other hand, serve to compensate for differences in the ratio of the width to the height oflasts of difierentstyles and thus make it unnecessary for the operator to pay any attention to adjusting the height of the work support. Similarly, the positioning ofplates and the control of the spread of thehorseshoe-shaped guide slot 104 by the position of the crease plates 10 and the adjusting means therefor serve automatically to control the path'of the trimming tool in accordance with the width of the particular shoe being operated upon and this also without any attention on the part'of the operator.

- Looking at the operation of the machine froma somewhat different viewpoint, it may also be said that variations in the width of the heel-seats of the shoes operated upon are I utilized to insure that the shoes are pressed upwardly against the under surface of the crease plates 10 with a pressure which is substantially uniform irrespective ofv the variations of thesizes of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

7 The operator in presenting a shoe to the machine, places its last upon last pin 1% and moves the work support rearwardly, position .ing the shoe between crease plates 10 and cansing the edge 12 of the crease plates to enter the rear portion of the rand crease of the shoe. At thistime, spring 130 yields as may be necessary to permit the proper positioning of the shoe by the operator. Then the operator forces lever 32 downwardly, moving the creaseplat es 10 about center 11 and causing the forward portions of .the creaseplates tomove toward each other in a direction transversely of the heel-seat of the shoe so that the edges 12 of the crease plates enter the rand crease of the shoe and support the whole of the periphery of the heel-seatzportion of the sole of the shoe, from the rear to points forwardly of the heel breast line. As crease plates 10 are moved toward and into the rand crease of the shoe, cams .136 are rocked in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 2, and, when they engage rolls 138 carried by member 122 ofthe work support move member 122 of the work support upwardly and force the shoe against the'under surfaces of the edges of the crease plates 10. Since the extent of movementof the crease plates is determined by width of the heel-seat portion ofthe shoe to be operated upon, the movementof the cams 136 is similarly determined with the result that'the position to which the work support is brought in its upward movement is determined by the width of the shoe. Since the movement of the crease plates 10 is less when a large shoe is to be operated on andgreater when a small shoe is to be operated on, the movement of cams 136 and therefore the position to which last pin 124 is moved-is not only determined by the size of the shoe, but is inversely related thereto. Thus the pressure with which the shoe is forced against the under surfaces of the crease plates is substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the heights of the different lasts upon which the shoes are mounted.

.Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 11. A machine for operating upon shoe parts having, in combination, a cutter arranged to trim surplus material from a shoe part, and means for moving the cutter peripherally of the 'heelseat of theshoe from approximately oneend of the heel breast line of the shoe to approximately the other end thereof during the trimming operation in a path the form of which is determined by a dimension of the shoe being operated upon.

2 A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a cutter arranged to trim surplus material from the peripheral portion of the heel-seat of a shoe upon'the support, and means for causing relative movement of the cutter and the shoe upon the support in a path determined by the width of'the heel-seat portion of said shoe to cause the cutter to trim surplus material from the periphery'of the heel-seat portion of the shoe from approximately one end of the heel breast line of the shoe to approximately the other end thereof.

3. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter constructed and arranged to trim surplus material from the peripheral part of the heel-seat portion of a shoe to reduce said portion to. fit within the attaching face of a heel to be applied to the shoe, means for moving the cutter peripherally of. the heel-seat of a shoe presented other end thereof to trim surplus vmaterial therefrom, a plurality of crease plates mov-' able into the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon and positioned thereby in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, and means controlled by the position of said crease plate for determining the path of movement of the cutter.

5. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a movable cutter arranged by its movement totrim surplus materi'alfrom the heel-seat of a shoe, a plurality of crease plates rotatable about a center substantially in line with a back seam of a shoe to be operated upon into the rand crease of the shoe and positioned thereby in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, and means controlled by the position of said crease plates for determining the contour to which the heel-seat of the shoe is trimmed.

6. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter mounted for movement peripherally of the heel-seat of a shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, a pair of crease plates arranged to enter the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon and to be positioned thereby in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, an approximatelv horseshoe-shaped guide arranged to guide the trimming cutter as itis moved peripherally of the heel-seat of the shoe, and means for controlling the spread ofsaid horseshoeshaped guide in accordance with the position of the crease plates.

7. Aheel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, a work support, a plurality of 1 crease plates, means for moving the crease plates transversely of the forward portion of the heel-seat of the shoe upon the support to cause the edges of the crease plates to enter the rand crease of the shoe thereby positioning the crease plates in accordance with-the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, a cutter arrs. ged for movement peripherally of the hecl-seat of a shoe the rand crease ofwhichis engaged by the crease plates, and means controlled by the position of the crease plates for determining the spread of'the path of movement of the cutter.

8. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, a work-support, a cutter mount ed for movement peripherally of the heelseat of a shoe upon said. support to trim surplus material therefrom, a pair of crease plates arranged to enter the rand crease of the shoe upon said support and to be positioned thereby in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, an approximately horseshoe-shaped guide arranged to guide the trimming cutter as it is moved peripherr ally of the heel-seat of the shoe, and means for controlling the spread of said horseshoeshaped guide in accordance with the position of the crease plates. 9. A heel-seat fittingmachine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates movable into and out of the rand crease of a shoe tobe operated upon and arranged to have their position during the operation ofthe machine determined by the widthof the heel-seat of said shoe, a movable cutter arranged by its movement to trim surplus material from the heel-seat of the shoe, a pair of relatively adjustable membersprovided with an approximately horseshoe-shaped guide arranged to guide the cutter in its trimming movement, and connections between said crease plates and said guide-carrying members arranged to control the spread of the horseshoe-shaped guide in accordance with the position of the crease plates.

10., A heel-seat fitting machine having,in combination a pair of crease plates movable into and out of the randcrease of a shoe to be. operated upon and arranged to have their position during theoperation of the machine determined by the width of the heelseat of said shoe, a cutter mounted for movement peripherally of the heel-seat of the shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, a pair of relatively adjustable members pro: vided with an approximately horseshoe shaped guide arranged to guide the cutter in its trimming movement peripherally of the heel-seat, and link and lever connections between said crease plates and said guide-car rying members arranged to control the with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, a

cutter, an approximately horseshoe-shaped guide formed and arranged to limit the path of movement of the cutter to conform to the Z.

width of that shoe.

- 12. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates formed and arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to be operated upon and to be positioned thereby in accordance with .the width of the shoe, a cutter mounted for movement periph erally of the heel-seat of the shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, a pair of plates provided with a horseshoe-shaped slot arranged to guide the trimming cutter as it is moved peripherally of the heel-seat ofthe shoe, and means controlled by the position of the crease plates for controlling the relative position of the plates which are provided with the horseshoe-shaped slot arranged to vary the spread of said slot in accordance with'the position of the crease plates.

13. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter movable to trim surplus material fromthe heel-seats of shoes, a pair of crease plates mounted for pivotal movement about a point substantially in line with the back seam of a shoe to be operated upon and having thin edges formed and arranged for movement into the rand crease, of

the shoe, a pair of members formed with an approximately horseshoe-shaped guide" to control the path of movement of said cutter, a lever connected to saidmembers and ,arranged by its .rocking to vary the spread of the horseshoe-shaped'guide, and connections between said lever and said crease plates arranged to rock the lever as the crease plates are moved toward andinto the rand crease of a shoe thereby causing the lever so to position the pair of members as to cause the horseshoe-shaped guide to conform to the width of the heel-seat of the shoe the rand crease 7 {of which is entered by the crease plates;

I F HKA heel-seat fitting machine having, in

5 combination, a support for a 'shoe, acutter "movable to trim surplus material from the heel-seat of ashoe upon said support, a pair of crease plates mounted for pivotal movementabout a point substantially in line with J the backseam ofa shoe" carried inoperative position by said work support and having th1n edges formed and arranged for movement into the rand crease of the sl10e,a pair of plates formed with an approximately horseshoe-shaped guide to control the path of movement of saidcutter, a lever connected to said guide-carrying plates and arranged by its'rocking to vary the spread of the-horseshoe-shaped guide, and connections between saidleve'r and said crease platesarranged to rock the lever as the crease plates are moved toward and into therand crease of a shoe upon said support thereby causing the lever so to position the guide-carrying plates as to cause the horeshoe-shaped guide to conform to the widthof the heel-seat of the shoe upon the work support the rand crease of which is engaged by the crease plates.

15. A machine for operating on shoes having, in" combination, a work support arranged to carry a last with a shoe part thereon, means for trimming surplus material from the shoe part, and means for automatically positioning the work supportheightwise of the work in inverse relation to a dimension of a last upon the work support.

16. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, means for trimming surplus material from the periphery of the heel-seat of a shoe, a work support arranged to present thereto a shoe mounted upon a last, and means arranged to vary the position of the work support heightwise of the work in inverse relation to a dimension of the'last upon which the shoe to be operated on is mounted.

17. A heel-seatfitting machine having, in

combination, means for trimming surplus 'material from the periphery of the heel-seat of a shoe, a work support arranged to present thereto a shoe mounted upon a last, and a cam arranged to vary the height of the work support in accordance with a dimension of the last upon which the shoe to be operated on is mounted.

18. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for trimming surplus material from the periphery of the heel-seat of a shoe, a work support arranged to present thereto a shoe mounted upon a last, and a cam arranged to vary the height of the work support in inverse relation to the width of the last upon which the shoe to be operated on is mounted.

A heel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, 'a. crease plate arranged for movement into therand crease of a shoe upon a last, a work support arranged to present to the crease plate a shoe upon a last, a cam connected to the work support and arranged as it is moved to vary the position of the work support, and connections between the crease plate and the cam -arranged to position the cam in accordance with the position of the crease plate thereby causing the position of the work support to vary with the position. of

the crease plate, whereby a shoe on the support is pressed against the crease plate with a pressure substantially uniform, irrespective of variations in the heights'of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

20. A'heel-seat fitting machine having. in combination, a pair of crease plates having thin edges arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe, a work support arranged to receive a shoe to be presented to the crease plates and to be moved manually to bring a'shoe carried thereby into position to receive the edges of the crease plates in its rand crease, means for moving the crease plates to cause their edges to enter the rand crease ofa shoe carried by the work support and tobe positioned in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, and means controlled by the position of the crease plates for positioning the work support heightwise of a shoe carried thereby arranged to press the shoe upon the work support against the crease plates with a pressure substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the size of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

21. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates arranged for movement into the rand crease of a shoe, a work support mounted for manual movement to present a shoe carried thereby to the crease plates, a cam operatively connected to. the work support and arranged tocontrol the position of the work support, and connec-, tions between the crease plates and the cam arranged to cause the cam to force a shoe carried by the work support against the crease plates, when the crease plates are moved into the rand crease of the shoe, with a pressure substantially uniform irrespective of variati ons in the heights of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

22. A heel-seat fittingmachine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates having thin edgesarranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe, a work support arranged to receive a shoe to be presented to the crease plates and to be moved manually to bring a shoe carried thereby lnto position to receive the edges of the crease plates in its rand crease,

means for moving the crease plates to cause their edges to enter therand crease of a shoe carried by the work support andto bepositioned in accordance with the width of the heel-seat of the shoe, and a cam connected'to the crease plates and controlled bythe position thereof for positioning the work support heightwise of a shoe carried thereby arranged to force the work-support toward'the crease plates thereby pressing the shoe upon the work support against the creaseplates with a pressure substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the sizeof the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

23. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates arranged for movement into the rand crease of shoe, a work support mounted for manual move ment to present a shoe carried thercbyjto the crease plates, and connections between the crease plates and the work support arranged, as the crease plates are moved, to vary the position at which the work support is maintained thereby forcing the shoe upon the work su ort a ainst the-crease olates with a ressure substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the heights of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

24. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a work support mounted for adjustment in a direction substantially perpendicular to the heel-seat of a shoe carried thereby, a pair of crease plates arranged to receive a shoe carried by said work support and to enter the rand crease of the shoe, means for moving the crease plates substantially pendicular to the heel-seat of a shoe upon a last carried thereby, a pair of crease plates having thin edges arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe, means for moving the crease plates to cause their edges to enter the rand crease of a shoe upon a last carried by the work support, and means for varying the position of the work support height-wise of a shoe upon a last carried thereby in accordance with the spread of the'crease plates as the latter are moved into engagement with the rand'crease of the shoe, whereby the pressure of the shoe against the crease plates is maintained uniform, irrespective of variations in the heights of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted. y

26 A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a crease plate arranged for movement into the rand crease of a shoe, a

work support arranged to present a shoe thereto, a cam connected to the work support and arranged as it is moved to vary the height of the work support, and a spring connection between the crease plate and the cam arranged impositively to position the cam in accordance with the position of the crease plate and thereby to cause the height of the work support to vary with-the position of the crease plate.

2'Z.' A heel-seat fitting machine having, in: combination, a; pair of crease plates adjustable substantially transversely of the forward portion of the heel-seat of a shoe to be operated upon and having thin edges arranged toenter therand crease of the shoe, a work support arranged to present a shoe to said crease plates, and connections between the crease plates and the work support arranged to move the work support as the crease plates are moved to enter the rand crease of, the

shoe-to cause the work supportto be positionedin accordancewith the ,positionof-the crease pla-tes; y V

28. A heel-seat fittingmachine having, in combination, a pair of crease plates adjustable about a point substantially in line with the :back seam of a shoe to be operated upon 1 and havingthinzedgcs arranged to enter the randcrease oi the shoe, a 'work'supp'ort arranged to present-a shoe tosaid crease plates, and connectionszbetween the crease plates and the Worksupportarranged to move the work support toward the-crease plates as thecrease plates are moved to enter the rand crease'of the shoe an amount dependent upontheextent of movement of the crease :plates.

" 29, A heel-seat fitting machine having, in

. combination, awork support, a pair of crease .ver and the cam and between the cam and the work support arranged to coordinate the position of the crease .plates and the work plates adjustably mounted to enter the rand crease-f ashoe carried :by the work support, a cutter arranged to trim surplus material from the periphery of the :heel-seatof ashoe carried by the Work support, a lever connected to the crease plates and arranged by its mocking movement to move the crease plates intoland out of engagement with the rand fcreaseof a shoe carried by the work support,wa cam, and connections between the lesupport as the lever is rocked.

30. Ah'eel-seat fitting machine having, in combination,a pair ofcrease plates-arranged Ito enter'the rand crease of a shoe to be operated upon, a worksupport arranged to present the shoe with its rand creaseinposition to be'engaged 'by the'crease plates, a cutter mounted for movement in a path determined, by the position of the crease plates to trim surplus material from the periphery of the heel-seat of the shoe, a'cam connected to the work support, and connections between the creaseplatesand the cam arranged to cause the cam to move the work support was to force theshoe against the crease plates with a V 'pressure-substantially uniform irrespective of variations in the sizes of the lasts upon which different shoes are mounted.

31. A -heel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, a work support, a pair of crease plates adjustably mounted toenter the rand creaseof a shoecarried by the work support, a cutter arranged to trim surplus material h-omxhe periphery of the-heel-seat of a shoe carried by the work'support, alever con? nected 'to the crease plates and arranged by 'its' rocking -movement to move the crease plates into and out of engagement with the. rand creaseof a shoe carried-by the workv support, a cam, and connection between the 'lever and the cam to cause the cam to vary the height of the work s'upport in accordance with the position of the cam and thus to position thework support in accordance 5 with the .positionof the crease plates.

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32. A machine for-operating upon theiattached sole ofashoe .priorto the attaching of the heel, means for supporting the margin of the sole at the rear portion thereof,.means for cutting the margin'so supported to provide a raised seat to receive a concavity in the heel which is.to be attached, and means tor moving the cutting means in a horseshoeshaped path determinedby a dimensionof the shoebeingoperated upon. 7

33. A machine for operating upon shoe parts prior to the attaching ofthe heel having, in combination, a cutter arranged to bevel the margin of the heel end of a sole attached to a shoe upper by acut which e-Xtendssubstantially from the line of junction of the upper with the sole to a line located asufi'icient distance inside the :line of said junction to provide a seat to receive the concavity formed in the top-ofthe heel is to be attached,

and means for moving the cutter peripherally of the heel end of the sole 'from'approximately one end of the heel breastline ofthe shoe to approximately the other end thereof during the trimming operation in a path determined by a dimensionofthe-shoe being-operated upon. 1

.34. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in

combination, a cutter arranged to trim surplus material .from a sole attached to a shoe upper to fit a heel-seat portion thereof, and means for moving thecutter in a path extending peripherally of the heel-seat portion of the sole from approximately one'end of the heel breast line of the sole to approximately the other end thereof members constructed tion of ashoe upon the support, and means for moving the cutter peripherally of the heel-seat portion of the shoe in a horseshoeshapedpath the formof which isdetermined by the width offthe heel-seat portion of the shoe to cause the cutter to trim surplus ma- .terial from the periphery of the heel-seat portion of the shoe.

36. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter constructed and arranged to trim surplus material from the periphery of the heel-seat portion of a shoe to reduce said portion to fit within the attachingfface of a heel to be applied to the shoe,'means for moving the cutter peripherally ofthe heel-seat of the shoe presented thereto from approximately one end of the heel breastline to approximately the other 'end thereof, and means for determining the shape of the path of movement of the cutter controlled by an attachment by which the sole of the shoe is secured to the shoe upper.

37. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter constructed and arranged to trim surplus material from the peripheral portion of the sole of a shoe stitched to the shoe upper to reduce said portion to fit within the attaching face of a heel to be applied to the shoe, means for moving the cutter peripherally of the heel-seat of the sole from approximately one end of the heel breast line of the sole to approximately the other end thereof, and means for determining the shape of the path of movement of the cutter controlled by stitches which secure the sole to the shoe upper.

38. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter arranged to move peripherally of the heel-seat portion of the sole of a shoe from approximately one end of the heel breast line of the sole of the shoe to approximately the other end thereof to trim surplus material therefrom, a plurality of crease plates movable into the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon and arranged to engage an attachment by which the sole is secured to the shoe, and means controlled by the position of the crease plates against said attachment to determine the path of movement of the cutter.

39. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter, means constructed and arranged to guide the cutter in a pathand positively to prevent movement of the cutter out of said path for causing the cutter to trim surplus material from the heel-seat portion of the sole of a shoe from one end of the heelbreast line of the sole of the shoe around the rear end of the sole to the other end of the heel breast line, and mechanism controlled by a portion of the shoe being operated upon for determining the form of the path of movement of the cutter.

40. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a cutter, means for moving the cutter peripherally of the heel-seat portion of a shoe positioned in the machine to fit the rear portion of the sole of the shoe for the reception of a heel, and means for controlling the path of movement of the cutter constructed and arranged to engage the shoe and to remain in engagement therewith andstationary relatively thereto as the cutter moves peripherally of said heel-seat portion of the shoe.

41. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a rotary cutter, and means for moving the cutter peripherally of the heel-seat portion of a shoe mounted upon the support in a horseshoeshaped path the form of which is determined by the width of the heel-seat portion of the CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent Ne. 1,857,424. May 10, 1932.

HARRIE A. BALLARD.

it is hereby certified that errer appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring ccrreetien as fellows: Page 5, line 24, claim 4, for "plate" read "plates"; page 8, line 85, claim 33, after "heel" insert the word "which"; and line 101, claim 34, alter "thereof" insert a comma; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these eerrecticns therein that the same may conform te the record oi the case in the Patent Qifice.

Signed and sealed this 16th day 0i May, A. D. 1933.

M. J. Moore.

(Seal) Acting Gommissioner of Patents. 

